Honey Kapoor Cinematic Universe Boosts Film Tourism Across Continents

By - Syed Hasan Zaidi

Honey Kapoor Cinematic Universe, one of the most effective cinematic universe in the independent-cinema across the world has redefined film-tourism

Very recently, #HKCU as Honey Kapoor Cinematic Universe is known worldwide - was invited to Italy, France and Switzerland under various programs.

Amit R Agrwal, cult filmmaker, created films, content and reels involving the local youth as well as senior citizens under the cinematic universe.

Agrwal said that he was the 1st Indie-cinema film maker from Asia-Africa to fuse tourism with films. From Maldives way back in 2008, when I just graduated from Film School to 2026 - we have been invited by seven countries, around 12 times to film and boost the cinema as well as economy of the country.

• Local talent during Paris Fashion Week

This year we shot in Italy, Switzerland and France and the response has been emphatic.

Agrwal will soon be going to Vietnam to film and he is very happy about it; "more than filming, I like to nurture the local talent and give them there 1st break!

Health & Wellness Series l Body Image

By - Amit kumaR Agarwal

• Are you happy with the way you look
• Making Peace With the Mirror: Understanding Body Image
• Images - we live surrounded by them! Our phones, in ads, on screens we can't avoid images.
• No wonder then, how we feel about our bodies has become one of the most common sources of - either happiness or distress - mostly distress, because various surveys have revealed that 90% people on planet earth are not happy about their bodies!

Katrina Kaif, was recently trolled for her images - earlier it was Aishwarya Rai, to a much lesser extent Anushka and Deepika as well - and this is precisely we will talk about in this article - body image isn't about the body at all; it's about the relationship we have with it.

What Body Image Actually Is: Body image is the mental picture we carry of our own body, along with the thoughts and feelings attached to that picture. It has a few distinct parts:

• Perceptual — how accurately (or inaccurately) we see our own shape and size
• Affective — how we feel about our appearance
• Cognitive — the beliefs we hold about our body ("I need to look a certain way to be valued")
• Behavioral — the actions those beliefs drive, like avoiding mirrors, over-exercising, or skipping social events

These parts don't always line up. Someone can know, intellectually, that they look fine, while still feeling deep discomfort in their own skin, about their body!

Where the Pressure Comes From: Body image doesn't form in a vacuum. A few forces shape it consistently across research and lived experience:

• Media and social media. Curated, filtered, algorithmically-amplified images create a constant comparison point that isn't real to begin with. Even knowing a photo is edited doesn't fully protect against its effect.
• Culture and community. Different cultures and eras have prized different bodies — thinness, muscularity, curves — and those standards seep into how we judge ourselves, often without us noticing.
• Family and early experiences. Comments about weight or appearance in childhood, even offhand ones, can echo for decades.
• Transitions. Puberty, pregnancy, aging, illness, or injury all change the body, and body image often has to be renegotiated at each of these points.

Why It Matters Beyond Vanity: Poor body image isn't just an aesthetic complaint — it's linked to lower self-esteem, social withdrawal, and can be a significant risk factor for disordered eating and depression. It also has a strange way of stealing time and attention: energy spent monitoring, hiding, or fixing the body is energy not spent living.

Shifting the Relationship: A few approaches that research and clinical practice consistently point to:

Body neutrality over body positivity. Not everyone can flip a switch to "love" their body, and forcing positivity can feel hollow. Body neutrality — treating your body as the vehicle that lets you do things, rather than an object to be judged — is often a more sustainable middle ground.

Curating your visual diet. Consciously choosing what accounts, media, and comparisons you expose yourself to has a measurable effect on how you feel.

Noticing the story, not just the feeling. When a critical thought about your body shows up, it helps to ask what belief is underneath it, rather than trying to argue with the feeling directly.

Functionality over appearance. Shifting appreciation toward what the body does — carrying you up a hill, letting you hug someone, recovering from illness — tends to loosen appearance's grip as the sole measure of worth.

Talking to someone. A therapist, especially one trained in body image or eating concerns, can help unpick beliefs that have been reinforced for years and are hard to see clearly from the inside.

The Bigger Picture

Body image struggles are common enough to be considered close to universal in image-saturated cultures, not a personal failing. Improving your relationship with your body is rarely about willpower or finding the "right" body — it's about loosening the grip that appearance has on your sense of self-worth in the first place.

Wedding Syrup l Velvetore

By - Aanya

• Wedding Syrup's event extravaganza saw the who's who from the Delhi-fashion circuit - right from ace tarot card reader and cosmic healer, Rekha Vohraa to ace-designer, Amit Virmani
• Amit R Agrwal, fresh from his promotions of various curtain raisers during Milan Fashion Week. promoted Velvetor - premium Indian perfume brand founded by Mansi Kapoor and Ricky Kapoor - the reel got 25,000 views with in a day of its release

Ace holistic groomer, Rekha Vohraa and cult media-person, Amit R Agrwal, were very recently at the Wedding Syrup gala, that saw the who's who in the industry cutting across sectors like - designers, jewelry, fragrances & perfumes, bags, footwear - promoting their brands.

Rekha Vohraa, a sought after social-media influencer as well, was very actively seen promoting brands; she even modeled for a few, "reminds me of good old days, when I used to be a model," Vohraa chuckled.

Agrwal's promotions at the curtain-raisers of Milan Fashion Week have already hit more than 1-Million views across news portals and allied social media. He specially promoted an Indian Perfume Brand Velvetor Perfumes at the event.

Founded by Ricky Kapoor and Mansi Kapoor, the perfumes are one of their kind as they are very soft on skin. The best aspect is, their are many fragrances to choose from, for both men and women - be it strong or mild or plain normal - pick your choice.

Agrwal speaking to Bhaarat Bol News said, "I use Issey Miyake, this perfume, Velvetor is one of the best to come out from India.

Velvetor promoted by Amit R Agrwal with an engaging reel

By - Syed Hasan Zaidi

• Velvetor Reel by Amit R Agrwal got 25,000 views within a day of it's release
• From Film-making to Being An Influencer 

• Multi-award winning filmmaker, Amit R Agrwal - one of the very few film-professionals across the globe to walk 50-Red-Carpets at Cannes Film Festival - recently promoted Velvetor Perfume Brand at an exhibition organized by Wedding Syrup

Velvetor brand, founded by Ricky Kapoor and Mansi Kapoor, as seen in the video is a perfect perfume brand from India that is fast becoming the market leader.

Amit R Agrwal, seamlessly metamorphosed into a sought-after influencer (his reels are often getting 100,000 views) on Bhaarat Bol News and allied social media, said "I never thought and still do not think I am an influencer, I just make films, content, reels and they often get the eyeballs - 100,000 or 1 Million is no number for me, because my films & content got more than 1-Billion views across continents. But yes, at NYFW in 2024 and now Milano Fashion Week in 2026 - many designers and models approached me to create reels with them and if they think of me as an influencer, so it be!"

Agrwal was all praise of Velvetor and said the fragrance reminded him of Issey Miyake.

Effective Influencer, Are You?

• Ever seen, influencers with 100,000 or even 1-Million followers having 9,000-10,000 views on their reels
• Or many 'influencers' hiding the view-count of their reels

These are 'fake' influencers, even if you get reels made from them - they are of no use; because the TG doesn't consume them!

Effective influencers are the ones, who on an average have a minimum of 3 to 5 times views of the followers they have

• Example: 500 followers means the views must be 1500 or 1500+

This is 'real effective' influencer, because content, reel is genuinely consumed - the chances of this content or reel giving you business - multifold or manifold - are much better!

Rekha Vohraa l From Cosmic Healer to Effective Influencer

By - Bhaarat Bol News Team

Rekha Vohraa promotes a brand

Rekha Vohraa, famous in the Delhi-NCR society, as Jyotishacharya astrologer and Cosmic Healer - very recently became one of the most effective influencers from India.

What is an effective influencer?

Have you ever wondered 'so called' influencers with 100,000 or even 1 Million followers having 5,000 - 6,000 views on their reels or many other hiding the views of their reels - these are 'fake' influencers, even if you get reels made from them - they are of no use!

Effective influencers are the ones, who on an average have 100% views of the followers they have - for example if a person has only 300 followers and the views are 300 or 300+, the person is an effective influencer, because the reel(s) is genuinely consumed by the viewers - the chances of this reel giving you business are multifold and manifold better!

Ever since Vohra started making reels, the content is consumed more than 3-times the number of her followers, which makes her an effective influencer.

Talking about her journey, Rekha said, "one of my friends approached me to make a reel. The response was terrific, than another friend approached. Today I have to say a polite 'no' to many of my friends. All thanks to the success of my first reel". 

Film-Maker Vivek Singhania Invited to Yakutsk, Russia

• Indian Filmmaker invited to Yakutsk

Globally renowned Indian film Producer, Vivek Singhania has been invited to attend the IX Yakutsk International Film Festival in The Sakha Republic, Russia in November 2026 as  International Jury member and Special Guest making him the very first Indian filmmaker to receive such an honour from Yakutsk, the coldest city in the world.

He is also planning a co-production with Stepan Burnashev a Producer - Director in Yakutsk. This will be the first Indo-Sakha Republic co-production. 

Vivek has produced many Bollywood blockbusters such as Na Tum Jaano Na Hum starring Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan, and Esha Deol and then launched Himesh Reshammiya in Aap Ka Suroor.

Earlier this year Vivek was also invited as a Special Guest to the IV Bishkek International Film Festival in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan where he participated in the Industry Panel Discussions and Pitch Sessions.

#TKMU wishes Happy Ganesh Chaturthi To All

By - Aanya

• The picture above, on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, gives a glimpse into the festivities and fervor of the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi

Talennt Ka Maha Utsav together with Bhaarat Bol News wishes all its readers worldwide a very Happy Ganesh Chaturthi

Amit R Agrwal's 50 Red Carpets At Cannes Film Festival, Now A Book

By - Syed Hasan Zaidi

The cult film-maker from India, Amit R Agrwal's 50 Red-Carpets at Cannes Film Festival are soon turning into a book. 'My 6th book to be precise," gushes Amit.

The idea came at the Cannes Film Festival 2026, where he met more than 10 Indian actors and models, "each trying to get a ticket to walk the Red Carpet at the Grand Lumiere".

A thought crossed my mind, why does the Cannes Film Festival Red Carpet draw such crazy response, while the red-carpets of the other top-10 film festivals are not even talked about! "I know for sure, not many of them would know, even, the names of the other top-10 film festivals".

The book is mostly a memoir, "right from the 1st Red Carpet I did in 2010 to the 50th in 2025," Amit has a slight gleam of pride in his eyes, as he says!

To give the book a global perspective, Amit has drawn actors, producers, models that have been thronging the Red Carpet over a decade for now - "the reason I got at least one of the Red Carpet regulars from each of the continents is that everyone has a story to tell, about the way they got their first red-carpet ticket; each story is very unique - it adds to the fun element of the book"

Amit plans to release the book either during Cannes 2027 or Cannes 2028, "preferably on the Red Carpet, if I can manage it," Amit says with a naughty grin.

Fashion Week Curtain-Raiser l Milano l September 2026

By - Amit kumaR Agarwal

• Prasan Kumar blends style with substance as he fuses Indian elegance with the Mediterranean trance
• Milano Fashion Week kicks off with many curtain-raisers both official and unofficial
• Milan Fashion Week runs from Tuesday, September 22, to Monday, September 28, 2026

Very recently, the writer was invited to few fashion shows, that served as the curtain-raiser to the coveted Milano Fashion Week. For the unversed, Milano Fashion Week is one of the 'Big-4' fashion weeks, that make or break, many a career!

Milano Fashion Week, officially organized by the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, is held 4-times in a year. September edition is dedicated to womenswear. The industry is abuzz, as is the press & media, that the final day of Milano Fashion Week 2026, September 28, is entirely digital.

Officially, there are 90+ events planned, featuring around 60 runway shows - 54 physical and 6 digital - showcasing women's ready-to-wear collections. The week is anticipated to kick off with major spectacles, including Vogue World: Milano on September 22, alongside heavyweight presentations from houses like Prada.

Unofficially, there are many shows happening on the sidelines of Milano Fashion Week, starting right from curtain-raisers that kicked-off a month early - August 21 onwards. These unofficial curtain-raisers are a perfect launch-pad for upcoming designers. Designers of Indian origin, Ankeeta S and Lavanya K, showcased their designs at a curtain-raiser jointly organized by them.

Prasan Kumar from USA, has worked both in, fashion luxury and fashion retail; based in NYC, he said, "I put Milan fashion week right on the top, ahead of New York, London, Paris - because the vibe of Milan fashion week is special". Having spent expensive time in Milan, including living in Milan - he knows all the intricacies of the Milano fashion week - including, making the perfect style statement!

Milano September 26 Edition arrives amid notable creative movements and high-profile transitions and changes across major Italian luxury labels. Ancillary showcases like WHITE Milano run concurrently in the Tortona Fashion District from September 24 to 27, 2026.

Popcorn Flicksss gives Indie Film-making a Big Boost

By - Syed Hasan Zaidi

Maverick film-maker from India, Amit R Agrwal, who got a deal to film in Italy at the Italian Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival 2026, headed back from Italy, after 3-months.

While Agrwal has been mentoring children and young adults worldwide; he is really looking at adding punch to k-drama, k-pop, "because my nephew is crazy about them. My Demon is his fave".

Very recently, he was invited to Korea Content Week organized by KOCCA at Hyatt Regency in New Delhi, India.

• Agrwal met a lot of companies and hoped that an IP can created around the Indian-Korean characters.

Ted from a Korean company was quite bullish that with the industry finally picking up - there can be alliances - huge one at that - between Korea and India. Yin, hoped that she can develop a k-drama that can be as iconic as 'My Demon'.

The gist is in India Korean content is big and it will only be sometime before you have a full-fledged Indo-Korean film or webseries in true essence!

#TKMU wishes Happy Janmashtmi To All

By - Aanya

• The picture above, on the occasion of Janmashtmi, gives a glimpse into the festivities and fervor of the festival of Janmashtmi. 

Janmashtmi is being celebrated today across the world with full festival fervor. Devotees were seen offering prayers across temples not only in India, but worldwide.

The festival is marked with by the offering of prayers and seek blessings of God Krishna or Kanhaiya, as the God is referred to.

Talennt Ka Maha Utsav together with Bhaarat Bol News wishes all its readers worldwide a very Happy and Auspicious Janmashtmi

Press Release l BLTM 2026

• 500+ exhibitors, 300+ hosted buyers and 12,000+ pre-scheduled business meetings mark the 3-day B2B travel and MICE event, inaugurated by Shri Suneel Anchipaka, IAS, Managing Director, Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation and Mr. Dheera Hettiarachchi, Chairman, Sri Lanka Convention Bureau
• Sri Lanka, Israel Among Five Countries Converging in Delhi as BLTM 2026 Targets India’s Growing MICE Market

BLTM 2026, a B2B trade show focused on business, leisure and MICE travel, opened today at Yashobhoomi, Dwarka, bringing destinations and travel businesses from Sri Lanka, Israel, Saint Petersburg(Russia), Nepal and Thailand, together with the Indian travel market.

The 9th edition brought together 500+ exhibitors from five countries and 18 States & Union Territories, with 300+ hosted buyers and 12,000+ pre-scheduled business meetings. Day 1 recorded a 10% increase in visitor turnout compared with last year’s opening day. More than 10,500 qualified trade visitors are expected in the next two days of the event. Registration is complimentary for trade visitors across all three days.

The event was inaugurated by Shri Suneel Anchipaka, IAS, Managing Director, Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation, as Chief Guest and Mr. Dheera Hettiarachchi, Chairman, Sri Lanka Convention Bureau, as Guest of Honour.

The inauguration was also attended by distinguished members of the diplomatic community and senior tourism and industry leaders, including H.E. Ms. Mahishini Colonne, High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to India; Mr. Oday Hatim Mohammed, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Iraq; Mr. Penday Dorji, Counsellor (Economic), Royal Bhutanese Embassy; Mr. Kapila J. Kumara, Minister Counsellor (Commercial), High Commission of Sri Lanka in New Delhi; Mr. Vivien Espoir Elengs Maloba, Third Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of the Congo; and Mr. Suhail Ahmed, Commercial Specialist, Embassy of the United States of America.

Senior representatives from the travel and MICE industry included Mr. Sunil Kumar R., President, Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI); Mr. Jagdeep Bhagat, President, Travel Industry Association (TIA); Mr. Gajesh Girdhar, Founder & Chairman, Governing Council, Network of Indian MICE Agents (NIMA); Mr. Naveen Rizvi, Vice President, SITE India Chapter; Mr. N. S. N. Mohan, Vice President, SKAL International; Mr Dinesh Kummar, Chairman-North India Chapter, TAFI; and Mr. Rajesh Arya, President, GAEHP.

 

Speaking at the event, Suneel Anchipaka, IAS, Managing Director, Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation, said, “Delhi is taking a more collaborative approach to tourism development, with the Delhi Tourism Board bringing government and industry stakeholders together as equal partners. We are placing greater emphasis on MICE, the concert economy and spiritual and heritage tourism. On the MICE front, we are working towards establishing a dedicated convention bureau to attract more business events to the city.

Platforms such as BLTM play an important role in this effort by bringing destinations, tourism boards, MICE planners and industry stakeholders together, creating opportunities for partnerships that can translate into tangible business for Delhi and contribute to India’s tourism growth.”

Sanjiv Agarwal, Chairman & CEO, Fairfest Media Limited said, “BLTM 2026 reflects the growing opportunity in India’s business travel and MICE market, and the increasing interest from destinations and suppliers looking to engage with Indian buyers. With strong international and domestic participation, a curated Hosted Buyer programme and thousands of pre-scheduled meetings, our focus this year is on enabling purposeful connections that translate into long-term business partnerships. As the industry evolves, BLTM continues to bring the right buyers, destinations and travel businesses together on one focused platform.”

The opening day saw buyers and exhibitors engage across MICE, corporate travel, group travel, destination weddings and leisure, with discussions centred on what destinations need to offer to win Indian business, how technology and human engagement are reshaping business events, and how MICE can deliver measurable business outcomes. The programme featured sessions including “Competing for the Indian MICE Market: What Makes a Destination Win?”, “Future Ready Business Events: Innovation, Technology and Human Connection” and “It’s Not a Holiday – Redesigning MICE for Real Business Outcomes.”

The strong international participation at BLTM comes as India’s MICE and business travel opportunity continues to expand, with rising demand for conferences, incentive travel, corporate meetings, destination weddings and premium group travel. BLTM cites India’s outbound MICE tourism market as projected to reach USD 13.4 billion by 2031, while the wider India MICE market was valued at USD 49.4 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 103.7 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 13%. This growing opportunity is reflected in the participation at BLTM 2026, with Sri Lanka as the Partner Country, Israel as the Feature Country and Saint Petersburg as the Focus Destination.

Delhi is the Host State, while Odisha and Goa are participating as Partner States and West Bengal, Punjab, and Tamil Nadu as Feature States. The event brings together tourism boards, hotels, resorts, travel companies, convention bureaux and destination management companies with Indian travel trade, corporate buyers, wedding planners and MICE specialists.

Rural tourism also has a dedicated presence at BLTM 2026, with initiatives showcasing rural homestays and authentic village experiences from Madhya Pradesh, Delhi NCR, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The initiative aims to connect rural tourism enterprises with the travel trade while highlighting local culture, traditional cuisine, handicrafts, nature-based experiences and sustainable livelihood opportunities for local communities.

BLTM’s appointment-led format is designed to turn this convergence into business opportunities, with pre-scheduled meetings, a Hosted Buyer programme and speed networking sessions connecting international suppliers with qualified Indian buyers across MICE, corporate travel, leisure, group travel and destination weddings.

BLTM Continues on 3 and 4 September

BLTM 2026 to continue on 3 and 4 September, with further B2B meetings and a programme of industry sessions and networking initiatives. Day 2 will feature “Business Session by NIMA – AI X MICE: From Event Tools to Intelligent Operations,” “WeddingSutra Engage: Travel and Destination Weddings 2027,” “The Future of MICE: AI, Experiences and New Markets,” the B2B Speed Networking Session and TIA Recharge 3.0. Day 3 will conclude with the Valedictory and Awards Function and the Responsible Tourism Awards by ICRT.

ABOUT BLTM

Organised by Fairfest Media, BLTM is India’s leading show on Business + Leisure Travel and MICE, designed to connect destinations, hospitality brands, MICE suppliers, DMCs, travel companies and premium travel service providers with qualified buyers from across the travel and tourism industry. The event brings together corporate travel planners, MICE professionals, destination wedding planners, hosted buyers, travel agents, tour operators and other decision-makers, offering a focused B2B platform for meetings, networking, destination promotion and business development.

ABOUT FAIRFEST MEDIA

Fairfest Media, incorporated in 1989, is the leading travel trade show organiser in Asia and India. Each year, it brings together a global network of exhibitors, buyers, and travel industry professionals to connect, showcase innovations, and generate business opportunities.

In addition to BLTM, Fairfest Media also organises OTM – Asia’s Leading Travel Show and the TTF series, India’s oldest and largest travel trade show network, making it the largest travel trade show organiser in India.